M&Ms Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

This is one of my favorite, classic recipes for peanut butter cookies, and this time I added some M&M’s of dark chocolate variety to dress them up a bit. You can’t really go wrong combining dark chocolate candy and peanut butter, so cookies came out perfectly! They have a moist texture, almost like a brownie, especially if you manage to eat them the same day (which is, believe me, hard not to do). After the first day, they get crispier and will keep that amazingly soft and chewy texture. This is such a great recipe with M&M’s – everybody loves it, even those who are not big fans of peanut butter. It’s just an all around great cookie!

Do not skip the step of rolling the cookies into small balls and then rolling them in granulated sugar: that’s what makes them look so light in color and pretty! If you don’t roll the cookie dough balls in sugar, your cookies will come out much darker.

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I am planning to make these Peanut Butter Cookies with M&M’s tonight and hope you do some time too! Enjoy!

Prepare baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper or lightly greased aluminum foil. Place granulated sugar on a plate. Roll spoonfuls of cookie dough into balls, rolling each ball between your hands. Roll balls in sugar to coat them completely.

Place cookie balls 2 inches apart on a prepared baking sheet. Bake until cookies begin to puff up slightly, about 7 minutes. Remove from oven. Press several M&M candies on top of each cookie. Return to oven; continue baking for about 5 more minutes, until cookies just turn golden brown and chocolate begins to melt. Remove from oven and let the cookies cool at least 10 minutes on baking sheet before transferring cookies to rack to cool completely.